RAM SERVICES
Legal: EDWARD K INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202642 inspections · 92 violations (17 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45B2-B-AIRVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
12
3× · sev 4
- 2393.11Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
6
2× · sev 3
- 3393.9HVehicle Maintenance
Inoperable head lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 4393.9TSVehicle Maintenance
Inoperative turn signal
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.9A-LLPLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
4
2× · sev 2
- 6393.45B2PCVehicle Maintenance
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
4
1× · sev 4
- 7393.45Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Brake tubing and hose adequacy
4
1× · sev 4
- 8390.21ANot in SMS
Not marked in accordance with regulations
1
1×
- 9395.3A3II
Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
1
1×
- 10393.24B
Non-compliance with headlamp requirements
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX30
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 95% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle5× · 8%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured3× · 7%
- 393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle5× · 5%
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps4× · 7%
- 393.11No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required3× · 6%
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam1× · 3%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 10%
- 396.3A1-TCTire in contact with another part of the vehicle1× · 6%
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking1× · 2%
- 393.70B1IDefective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective1× · 1%
- 396.5B-HWSLOWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - outer wheel1× · 0%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 31% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
A high share of violations are occurring in Dallas County, TX
Medium impact26 of 73 violations in the last 12 months (36%) came from inspections in Dallas County, TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Dallas County, TX to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.45B2-B-AIR×3Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 393.9A-LLPL×2Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
- 395.22H1-ELDNUMHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic)
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 393.104F3Loose or unfastened tiedown
- 393.110CInsufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo · OOS
- 393.55ENo or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
- Carry extra straps/chains and know the working-load-limit math
- Re-check securement in the first 50 miles and at every stop
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA71 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 41 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi34 drivers
- Company officer
- ANGELA KLATTENHOFF
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 118439756
- Registered since
- 2004-02-08
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-11-17
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 38 trucks · 9 owned trailers · 38 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
40 events- 11/17/2025MCS-150 update filed
1.5M mi reported (2024)
- 09/01/2025Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WF015462
- 09/01/2025Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 506-9075751
- 09/01/2023Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AI-100101-00
- 09/01/2021Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP62978A
- 09/04/2020Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 364252001
- 03/26/2020Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 46 MS JD1094
- 09/04/2019Insurance cancelled — AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AE-000063-01
- 09/04/2019Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 364252001
- 08/08/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/05/2019)
- 03/27/2018PROPERTY BROKER — WITHDRAWN
- 09/21/2016Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy NDP-000189-01
- 09/04/2016Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy NDP-000189-01
- 09/04/2013Insurance replaced — MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK-6016740-01
- 09/04/2011Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT777749-8007-071
- 09/04/2011Insurance replaced — MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK-6016710-01
- 09/04/2010Insurance cancelled — QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
CARGO · policy QSITX0002082
- 08/09/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/03/2010)
- 09/04/2009Insurance cancelled — QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
CARGO · policy QSITX0001179
- 08/10/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/03/2009)
- 01/07/2009Insurance cancelled — QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
CARGO · policy QSITX0001179
- 09/04/2008Insurance replaced — FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 6641428
- 09/04/2007Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy DCT000008567
- 09/04/2007Insurance cancelled — EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WCA0001404
- 08/08/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/05/2007)
- 09/30/2006Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy WI 67 29 44
- 09/04/2006Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy WI 67 29 44
- 09/04/2006Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy DCT000005957
- 08/08/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/05/2006)
- 05/11/2006Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy WI 67 29 44
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2015-03-31
- Last review
- 2014-11-13
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-11-17
- Reported mileage
- 1,489,079 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — EDWARD K INC, DALLAS, TX
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